Beaver, Vancouver

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Beaver, Vancouver

A North American beaver (Castor canadensis) waterproofs its fur by combing through it with its claws, spreading natural oils. Vancouver's urban Stanley Park is home to Beaver Lake, a small body of water that supports waterfowl, fish, and its eponymous mammals.

Whenever there is a beaver at Stanley park's beaver lake photographers go nuts. photographers (I assume amateurs) destroy vegetation and wildlife, wade in to the water, and even launch small boats into the shallow lake- all to get 'their best shot'. Its a little obsessive and abusive to Vancouver's wildlife at times.